** Shares of airport operator GMR Airports GMRI.NS up 4.2% at 82.12 rupees, after hitting 3-month high of 83.2 rupees earlier
** Citi initiatives coverage with "buy" rating and PT of 90 rupees
** Says GMRI to turn profitable from FY26 as co fundamentally well-placed
** "GMR Airports has strong traffic outlook, headroom to non-aero spending, commercialization of landbanks and inorganic growth pipeline from government's airport privatization," it says
** Trade vol at 19.6 mln shares, compared to 30-day avg of 12.1 mln
** Stock up 5.6% YTD
(Reporting by Vivek Kumar M)
((VivekKumar.M@thomsonreuters.com))